Further attention has to be drawn during the partitioning, as Dell uses an uncommon partition table, which may you run into some trouble. You'll get a "FATAL ERROR", whenever you try to partition "/dev/sda" using the setup. Therefore switch to another terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F2, for instance) and delete the partition table using "fdisk /dev/sda". Follow the program options. More instructions can be found in the man page or the help option (m). It is sufficient to delete all partitions (and writing the table to the disc), from there on you can use the setup in the first terminal again (Ctrl + Alt + F1).

Further attention has to be drawn during the partitioning, as Dell uses an uncommon partition table, which may you run into some trouble. You'll get a "FATAL ERROR", whenever you try to partition "/dev/sda" using the setup. Therefore switch to another terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F2, for instance) and delete the partition table using "fdisk /dev/sda". Follow the program options. More instructions can be found in the man page or the help option (m). It is sufficient to delete all partitions (and writing the table to the disc), from there on you can use the setup in the first terminal again (Ctrl + Alt + F1).

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'''Note:''' When you remove ''all'' partitions the Dell Utility won't work anymore, so consider to leave the first partition, which contains the utility program. However the partition can be [http://www.goodells.net/dellutility/recreate.htm recreated]. You can also run the diagnostic utility

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{{Box Note | When you remove ''all'' partitions the Dell Utility won't work anymore, so consider to leave the first partition, which contains the utility program. However the partition can be [http://www.goodells.net/dellutility/recreate.htm recreated]. You can also run the diagnostic utility from an usb stick or a cd.}}

= Hardware =

= Hardware =

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Introduction

This page is about setting up Arch Linux on the Dell Vostro 1320 laptop, which has replaced the former Dell Vostro 1310. Basically it runs just fine, although there are some things you should know.

Installation

It is highly recommendable to setup Windows Vista first, because during the setup the region code of the dvd drive is set.

If you want to install Arch Linux over a wireless connection you have to setup the connection manually. Since kernel 2.6.24 and above are containing the appropriate drivers already, it should work with both the "Netinstall ISO" as well as the "Core ISO", although using the "Netinstall ISO" is the preferred install media for Arch Linux. Don't forget to choose the source "net" and the wlan interface (normally wlan0).

Apart from that you can follow the Beginners Guide, which should deliver you a good insight how to install Arch Linux.

Further attention has to be drawn during the partitioning, as Dell uses an uncommon partition table, which may you run into some trouble. You'll get a "FATAL ERROR", whenever you try to partition "/dev/sda" using the setup. Therefore switch to another terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F2, for instance) and delete the partition table using "fdisk /dev/sda". Follow the program options. More instructions can be found in the man page or the help option (m). It is sufficient to delete all partitions (and writing the table to the disc), from there on you can use the setup in the first terminal again (Ctrl + Alt + F1).

Hardware

This section is about getting the hardware of the Dell Vostro 1320 running properly. Generally speaking the hardware is supported just great, but due to the possibility of customisation (from Dell) not all of the components have been tested (yet).

Overview

A quick overview which components do work correctly, and which don't. Look at the appropiate section in order to get more details about a component.